Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]DANFS, 'LST-1104' (NHHC live page, verified 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-1104 entry (full text)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 1 December 1944 at Evansville, Ind., by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched 17 January 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Walter G. Koch; commissioned 8 February 1945, Lt. John F. Kelly, USNR, in command. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater; participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945; postwar occupation duty in the Far East and service in China until early April 1946; decommissioned 8 July 1946; sold 28 April 1947 to the Quarterman Corp. for operation; struck from the Navy list 22 May 1947; earned one battle star for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Construction trades, Evansville yard (1944-45); commissioning and wartime crew
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only - DANFS contains no asbestos, material, or survey content. DANFS does not carry the post-sale Argentine career (Samba / BDT No. 12), which rests on NavSource and histarmar rows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1104-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-1104 (10/16/161104) - unit assignments, campaign/service windows, commanding officers, specifications, sale/transfer sequence (live page verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/161104.htm - header timeline, campaign and service-medal tables, CO table, specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: 542-class tank landing ship; laid down 1 December 1944 at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville, IN; launched 17 January 1945; commissioned 8 February 1945, LT. John F. Kelly, USNR, in command. WWII Asiatic-Pacific assignment: LST Flotilla Thirty-Two (CAPT. D.J. Sweeny), LST Group Ninety-Six (CDR. J.M. Dod USNR), LST Division One Hundred Ninety-One; Okinawa Gunto operation - assault and occupation, 8 to 30 June 1945. Navy Occupation Service / China Service (extended) windows 2 September 1945 - 7 April 1946 (with listed sub-periods). Decommissioned 8 July 1946; struck from the Naval Register 22 May 1947; one battle star; sold 28 April 1947 to the Quarterman Corp. for operation, named Samba; resold in 1948 to the government of Argentina and designated ARA BDT No. 12; 'disposed of by the Argentine Navy in 1958, fate unknown.' Commanding officers: LT Kelly (Feb-Apr 1945), LT Rice Jr. (Apr-Dec 1945), LT Israel (Dec 1945-Mar 1946), LTjg Sirotkin (Mar 1946-8 Jul 1946). Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troops 16 officers / 147 enlisted; two GM 12-567A 900-hp diesels, Falk reduction gears, 2 shafts, 1,700 shp; 3 x 100 kW diesel-drive DC ship's-service generators; 4,300 bbls diesel fuel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Population
- Construction trades (Evansville, 1944-45); crew 1945-46; Quarterman Corp. merchant crew 1947-48; Argentine Navy crew 1948-56
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry; its milestones track DANFS where both exist. Its 'disposed of by the Argentine Navy in 1958' conflicts with histarmar's Argentine-side dates (radiated 14 Sep 1956; sold 5 Apr 1961) - conflict carried in gaps; NavSource value not asserted as final. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1104-02
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[3]Historia y Arqueologia Maritima (Fundacion HISTARMAR, Carlos J. Mey / Guillermo Berger / Miguel A. Galdeano), 'B. D. T. N 12' vessel page - ARCHIVED COPY (live domain histarmar.com.ar fails DNS resolution 2026-10-02); corroborating fleet page 'TRANSPORTES TIPO B. D. T. (L. S. T.)' also archived [other_primary]
- Locator
- BDT12.htm chronology table (1944-1961 entries + NOTAS); 0BDT.htm fleet narrative (capture 2020-02-21)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Argentine-side record for this hull: sold to Quarterman Corp. 28 April 1947 and renamed SAMBA; incorporated into the Armada Argentina in 1948; renamed B. D. T. n 12 on 20 April 1949; assigned to the Comando de Transportes Navales in 1950; ran aground at Claromeco on 27 July 1955 in a strong storm (crew assisted by Sikorsky S-51 helicopters of the Direccion de Aviacion Civil); radiated (stricken) 14 September 1956; sold 5 April 1961 to Fernandez, Gonzalez y Tacconni for $1,238,000. The companion fleet page confirms the purchase sequence: Argentina received eleven ex-U.S. LSTs at Rio Santiago in 1948, 'to these first eleven was added the Samba, No. 12,' with Nos. 13 and 14 also incorporating in 1948.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1947-1961
- Population
- Argentine Navy crew (1948-56); rescuers at the 1955 Claromeco grounding; buyers/scrappers post-1961
- Limitations
- Argentine naval-history foundation publication (secondary, archive-illustrated) - not a government registry; cited via Wayback Machine capture (2022-11-01) because the live domain fails DNS. Conflicts with NavSource's '1958' disposal year - conflict disclosed in gaps; the Argentine-side 1956 radiation + 1961 sale dates are the more detailed chain. Final fate after the 1961 commercial sale is unstated (presumed scrapping - not asserted). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1104-03
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[4]National Park Service, 'Evansville, Indiana' (American World War II Heritage City place page) + NPS 'Places of WWII History in Evansville, IN' article [nps]
- Locator
- nps.gov/places/evansville-indiana.htm (shipyard paragraphs); home.nps.gov/articles/000/places-of-wwii-history-in-evansville-in.htm
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NPS documents the builder of this hull: in February 1942 the Department of the Navy constructed the 40-acre Evansville Shipyard on the Ohio River, operated by Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; the yard mass-produced LSTs - one ship every four days in 1944 - completing 167 LSTs by February 1945 plus 13 ammunition lighters and 17 oceangoing barges, making it the 'largest inland producer of oceangoing ships'; shift workers maintained production throughout the war.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- Evansville Shipyard shift workers (wartime)
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation of the facility where this hull was built (per DANFS); the NPS pages do not name LST-1104 and contain no asbestos, materials, or occupational-health content. Supports construction-site context only. Yard workforce figures in secondary sources (17,000-19,200) are not in the NPS text and are not asserted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1104-04
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[5]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987); machinery facts from NavSource specifications block (diesel plant) [other_primary]
- Locator
- AJIM 11(3):359-373 (DOI verified resolving 2026-10-02); NavSource specifications block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for this diesel-powered LST: the U.S. WWII emergency shipbuilding program used asbestos extensively as fireproofing and insulating material, and wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard U.S.-built hulls (Corn & Starr). This hull's plant was diesel - two GM 12-567A engines on 2 shafts with diesel-drive generators, no boilers (NavSource specifications) - so the steam-lagging pathway of boiler ships does not apply; era-consistent asbestos-relevant applications aboard a 1944-45 LST are diesel-exhaust and engine-room lagging, machinery gaskets and valve packing, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1961
- Population
- Evansville construction trades (1944-45); crew 1945-46; Argentine Navy crew 1948-56; breakers post-1961
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LST-1104. Corn & Starr documents WWII shipbuilding asbestos use generally and does not name this vessel or class; application list names era-standard uses, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity, no individual exposure, no causation, no present-day presence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1104-05
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[6]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 highlights
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: the Navy's 1975 policy removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or when required for repairs, modified in 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless disturbed. Relevance here is temporal only: this hull left U.S. custody in 1947-48, decades before those policies.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers (program context)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation, not hull- or class-specific; this vessel's pre-1948 U.S. career and post-1947 foreign ownership place it outside the surveyed program's practical reach. Product-page description retrieved via Firecrawl; direct automated fetch of gao.gov returns HTTP 403 (standing block, same as prior batches).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1104-06
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[7]CourtListener API v4 searches (authenticated, fleet-paced helper): type=o query 'LST-1104' returned 37 results - all numeric name collisions (docket/statute numbers containing '1104'); no opinion mentions the vessel. type=r query 'LST-1104' returned 2,063 docket results - all case-number collisions; no docket or filing text names the vessel. [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1104-08 and -09
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation naming USS LST-1104 / LST-1104 located in CourtListener opinion or RECAP docket indexes. All returned hits were numeric collisions on the '1104' string; none reference a landing ship, the Navy, or asbestos exposure aboard this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Search-scope limitation: hull-number sweeps over RECAP text produce high numeric noise and can miss scanned PDFs without OCR text; a bare-hull-number query cannot exhaustively exclude every unindexed or un-OCR'd filing. An exact-name 'USS LST-1104' variant query was queued but the fleet rate budget was exhausted before it ran - the broader 'LST-1104' sweep already returned no vessel-relevant hit. No result is reported honestly, not as proof that no filing exists anywhere.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1104-07
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[8]Batch-6593 search ledger (this record): DANFS live page; NavSource live page; histarmar via Wayback (live DNS dead); NPS Evansville pages; NVR detail (redirected to NVR main - pre-1987 disposals not inventoried); MARAD ShipHistory (no record); NARA catalog (JS-gated); GAO product page; CourtListener o/r sweeps; secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1104-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, government material schedule, or docketed case naming LST-1104 was found in the public sources searched. The only 'asbestos aboard LST' material on the open web is law-firm marketing content for sister hulls built at the same yard (e.g., LST-561, LST-819 listicles asserting asbestos without primary sourcing) - excluded by source policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944-45 mass-production amphibious hull is era-consistent with installed asbestos materials, and neither U.S. disposal documentation (1947 sale) nor Argentine disposal documentation (1956 radiation, 1961 sale) survives in public sources. Deck logs (NARA RG 24), Missouri Valley B&I yard records, and Argentine Armada records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1104-08